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Raoul Walsh (born Albert Edward Walsh; March 11, 1887 – December 31, 1980) was an American film director, actor, founding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), and the brother of silent screen actor George Walsh.
Raoul Walsh was a Hollywood legend who directed over 140 films, including classics like The Roaring Twenties, White Heat, and The Naked and the Dead. He also acted in The Birth of a Nation and The Big Trail, and wrote The Thief of Bagdad.
- January 1, 1
- New York City, New York, USA
- January 1, 1
- Simi Valley, California, USA
Raoul Walsh. Actor: The Birth of a Nation. Raoul Walsh's 52-year directorial career made him a Hollywood legend. Walsh was also an actor: He appeared in the first version of W. Somerset Maugham's "Rain" renamed Sadie Thompson (1928) opposite Gloria Swanson in the title role.
- March 11, 1887
- December 31, 1980
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Apr 15, 2024 · Raoul Walsh (born March 11, 1887, New York City, New York, U.S.—died December 31, 1980, Simi Valley, California) was an American motion-picture director popular in the 1930s and 1940s for his tough, masculine films. (Read Martin Scorsese’s Britannica essay on film preservation.) Early work.
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Raoul Walsh was an American film director, actor, and founding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He directed classics such as The Birth of a Nation, White Heat, and High Sierra, and acted in silent films.
Mar 9, 2018 · A tribute to the Hollywood director who made classics of westerns, gangster movies and film noir. Discover his distinctive style, wit and empathy in films like The Roaring Twenties, They Died with Their Boots On and Pursued.
Jan 2, 1981 · Raoul Walsh, a dynamic movie pioneer and a major director for nearly half a century, died Wednesday night, apparently of a heart attack, at the Simi Valley Adventist Hospital near Los Angeles....
